Vehicle.



EHICLE.

APPucMmN FILED mac. a0. 1918.

Patented Mar. 18" 1919 2 SHEETSSHEET 1- it ATTORNEY- C. S. JACOB.

VEHiCLE/ APPLICATION FILED DEC-30. 1918.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

2 SHEETS S.HEET 2' l ATTORNEY of which the ATENT OFFICE-.7.

CHARLES STANLEY JACOB, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed December 30, 1918. 'Serial No, 268,900.

more particularly to a play vehicle of thetype in which the user propels the vehicle v peller. being by pushing it forward by means of the feet upon the ground.

The main object of the invention is to provide a vehicle of the character above referred to, which may be made as to the major part thereof,-of planks so formed and. assembled that the completed structure will in appearance resemble an ordinary airplane of the biplane,

tractor type, the prose mounted as to revolve with the progress of the-vehicle. The wheels upon which thevehicle travelsare so located 0 above a pair of steering wheels, the Width .as to give stability to thegstructure when it is traveling in a straight course, while causing thew'ehicle to have atenden cy to tilt slightly when moving on 'a curve either direction. The planes are located rearwardly o'f the propeller/and immediately ofthe vehicle atlth'is. point being such as to :jfacilitate the mounting of these wheels, while permitting a steering wheel to be 10-- cated'between the planes in a position where it will be convenient to the user. The sides I; of the frame of the vehicleare so constructed as to im Jart' the desired rigidity thereto, vanes being provided at the rear-of this frame to simulate steering planes, the horiz'ontal vanes being so assembled as to reinforce the brackets in which the single rear wheelis mounted. I

The vehicle may be attractively colored and marked to increase the resemblance thereof to an actual airplane in the mind of a child of the age who would find such a plaything attractive.

The primary thus permitting of thejarticle, its attractiveness or said views.

,a top object is to produce a play vehicle of this character which may be made tures of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and described, and more particularly pointed out in .the claims hereto appended. v Referring to thedrawings, 1

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle embodying my invention, portions thereof being broken away to disclose the structural characteristics thereof; and

Fig; 2 is a plan view thereof. f Like letters refer to like parts in both of I In the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, the body of the vehicle is composed of two side planks a and b, which converge from'a point toward thefront of the vehicle to the back thereof, these planks being joined to two shorter planks a and b projecting forwardly thereof, The planks a and b are connected at the top thereof'by plank 0 having secured thereto a' laterally extended seat 0?, the top plank 0, forwardly'and rearwardly of said seat, being provided with the ornamental blocks 'd and d", and at the forward end thereof with a block said blocks being so formed as to give the desired side contour to the body of the vehicle. v

The front ofthe'body is closed by a plate 6 having a bearing opening therethrough adapted to receive the shaft f of a pro peller f. The shaft f has a loose fit vinvthe bearing of the plate'e to permit the propeller f to turn freely as a result ofuthe head resistance resulting from the movementof the vehicle. The shaft f is held in said bearing in any desired manner, as by means of an ordinary cotter pin, the thrust of the propeller being against glass or metal ball bearings 7 contained in a race-formed by. a rin 0. carried by the plate 0 andthe shaft f.

The side planks a-a' and b.-b' are re cessed at the bottom thereof to receive a cross plank 9 having a circular opening therein, the diameter of which is sufficiently great to open outwardly of said side planks and thus, cause the edges of these planks to form a bearing for a wooden disk h, which .1 s rotatably mounted in said circular opening and bears upon the edges of said side planks.

Carried b said disk k is bracket it having an upper bearing in the top plank c and carrying a steering wheel h above said plank.

Secured to the sideplanks a-a/ andb-b respectively, and projectinglaterall beyond the body of the vehicle, which bo y-corresponds with the fuselage of an airplane are vanes i inclined as shown, supported rom which, by means of the rungs 11, is an upper ,vane 11 similarly pitched and having centrally thereof a recessed portion, to permit access to the steering wheel h which is positioned between the vanes e and i Ailixed to each side plank a and b, at the rear of the vehicle, are horizontal planks shaped substantially as shown, which simulate the elevating planes of an airplane, While the top plank c is provided with a shaped plank la, the rear curvature of which corresponds with the curvature of the end of the side planks a and b. This plank 1s I secured to the top plank c.

nary conditions of use. It may be so deco- Secured to the planks wand l) and bearing upon 'tihe under side ofthe planks j, are opposit'ely disposed bracket members m in Y which is mounted a slnglc wheel n, -Wl1lGh .wheel is arranged intermediate the wheels cheaply formed and assembled, while posessing suflicient strength to withstand the ordirated as to convey,to the mind of youth, the desired impression.

The vehicle has'no mechanisms which may i become dimrranged in use, the only moving parts being the'propeller f, the steering head and the-wheels. 'The narrow, hollow body formed by-the planks a--a, Z)-'-b' andc, in order to secure the desired stream line effect, must have a laterally extended seat,

like (i, thereon, and the plank 2' is arranged at a hcightwhich will permit the user to. observe the propeller in motionand see-ob v jects in advance of the vehicle, while afford, ing convenient access 'to'the steering wheel h.

In use the child sits upon' the seat (1 and propels the vehicle by 'pushing upon the grouml with the feet alternately, or with 4 both feet, as desired, the movement of the" vehicle resulting in the rotation of. the propcller f, which preferably; has only-two blades.

It is not my intention to claim a play veh'iclc so constructedhsto simulate an aim plane, but those details of construction by which a vehicle having the desired appearance may be so constructed as to eliminate complicated mechanisms, while preserving the. desired simplicity of construction and economy of production.

It is not my intention, however, to limit the invention to the precise design shown in the accompanying drawings, it being apparent that such maybe varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is:

1. A vehicle embodying therein a body portion composed of rearwardly converging side planks, short side planks joined thereto and converging forwardly thereof, a top plank closing the space between said side planks, a later-ally extended seat, a closure plate for the forward end of said body, a propeller h lving a shaft idly mounted in said plate, said side planks each. having a recess in the bottom thereof, a cross plank having a circular opening therethrough' seated insaid recesses, a disk bearing upon said slde planks and rotatably mounted in said opening, wheels carried by and movable with said disk, a single wheel mounted in fixed brackets adjacent the rear of said body, laterally extending lower vanes secured to opposite sides of said body above said cross plank, anv upper vane ext-ending parallel therewith and suppoited therefrom, a steering shaft carried by said disk, and terminated bet/Ween said vanes, and a steering wheel carried thereby. v

2. A vehicle embodying therein a body I having a circula r opening therethrough seated in said recesses, a disk bearing upon said side-planks. and rotatably mounted n sald opening, wheels carried by and movable with said disk, laterally extending lower vanes secured to opposite sides of said body above said. cross plank, an upper vane extending parallel therewith and supported therefrom,

a-stcering shaft carried said disk and terminated between said vanes, a steering wheel carried thereby, horizontal planks affi.\' ed to said side planks rearwardly thereof, bracketsfixedly 'secured to said side planks and abutting against said horizontal planks,

and a single wheel mounted in said brackets.

3. A. yehicleTe-mbodying therein aibody portion composed of rearwardly converging side planks, short side planks joined thereto and converging forwardly thereof,- a top plank closing the space between said side planks, a laterally extended seat, a closure 100 portion composed of rearwardly converging propeller having a shaft,

said plate, said side planks each having 2 ed in said recesses, a dis plate for the forward end of said idly mounted in recess in the bottom thereof, a cross plank having a, circular open n' therethrough seep bearing upon said side planks and rot-atablv mounted in said opening, wheels carried by and movable with said disk, laterally extending lower vanes secured to opposite sides of said body above said cross plank, an upper vane extending parallel therewith and supported therefrom, a, steering shaft carried by said disk, and terminated between said vanes, a steering Wheel carried thereby, horizontal planks afiixed to said side planks rearwerdly body,

ber, 1918, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAR-LES STANLEY JACOB. Vitnesses ,Cmmen FRANCE. 

